1986–87 National Hurling League

The 1986–87 National Hurling League (known as the Ford National Hurling League for sponsorship reasons) was the 56th season of the National Hurling League.

1986–87 National Hurling League

League details
Dates	12 October 1986 – 3 May 1987
League champions
Winners	Galway (4th win)
Other division winners
Division 2	Tipperary
Division 3	Down
Division 4	Tyrone
← 1985–86 1987–88 →

Division 1

National Hurling League Division 1

Season	1986-87
Champions	Galway 4th National League title Captain: Conor Hayes Manager: Cyril Farrell
Relegated	Offaly Westmeath
Matches played	33
Top goalscorer	Cyril Lyons (4-51)
Biggest home win	Limerick 3-16 - 1-7 Westmeath (12 October 1986)
Biggest away win	Galway 5-16 - 1-12 Waterford (19 April 1987)
Highest scoring	Cork 5-8 - 2-21 Galway (12 October 1986)
← 1985-86 1987-88 → All statistics correct as of 24 February 2017.

Kilkenny came into the season as defending champions of the 1985-86 season. Westmeath and Wexford entered Division 1 as the promoted teams.

On 3 May 1987, Galway won the title following a 3-12 to 3-10 win over Clare in the final. It was their first league title since 1974-75 and their 3rd National League title overall.^[1]

Offaly and Westmeath were relegated from Division 1.

Clare's Cyril Lyons was the Division 1 top scorer with 4-51.

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	Pts	Qualification or Relegation
1	Clare	7	6	0	1	12	Division 1 Runners-Up
2	Galway	7	5	1	1	11	Division 1 Champions
3	Cork	7	5	0	2	10
4	Limerick	7	4	0	3	8
5	Kilkenny	7	3	0	4	6
6	Wexford	7	1	2	4	4
7	Westmeath	7	2	0	5	4	Relegated to Division 2
8	Offaly	7	0	1	6	1

Group stage

Kilkenny v Offaly

12 October 1986	Kilkenny	2-13 - 2-7	Offaly	Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
	H Ryan 0-5, T Phelan 1-1, T Bawle 0-4, J Mulcahy 1-0, A Prendergast 0-2, L Fennelly 0-1.		T Conneely 2-1, J Dooley 0-3, M Hanamy 0-1, D Regan 0-1, V Keeshan 0-1.	Referee: JF Bailey (Dublin)

Cork v Galway

12 October 1986	Cork	5-8 - 2-21	Galway	Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
	T Mulcahy 2-0, K Hennessy 1-2, K Kingston 1-1, J Fitzgibbon 1-0, T O'Sullivan 0-3, J Meyler 0-1, J Hartnett 0-1.		J Cooney 1-7, M McGrath 0-6, A Cunningham 1-1, N Lane 0-3, G Linnane 0-1, N Morrissey 0-1, B Forde 0-1, J Coen 0-1.	Referee: J Kirwan (Offaly)

Limerick v Westmeath

12 October 1986	Limerick	3-16 - 1-7	Westmeath	Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
	P Carey 2-0, G Kirby 1-2, M Quaid 0-3, M Ryan 0-3, P Foley 0-2, D Fitzgerald 0-2, P Kelly 0-2, T Kenny 0-2.		M Kilcoyne 1-1, M Cosgrave 0-4, P Kiernan 0-1, R Shaw 0-1.

Wexford v Clare

12 October 1986	Wexford	1-13 - 1-14	Clare	Wexford Park, Wexford
	J Holohan 1-10, J Murphy 0-1, P Courtney 0-1, G O'Connor 0-1.		C Lyons 0-5, V Donnellan 0-4, T Guilfoyle 1-0, G McInerney 0-3, M Deasy 0-1, S Fitzpatrick 0-1.	Referee: J Moore (Waterford)

Galway v Kilkenny

26 October 1986	Galway	0-18 - 1-11	Kilkenny	Pearse Stadium, Salthill
	J Cooney 0-6, G Linnane 0-3, M McGrath 0-2, J Coen 0-2, N Lane 0-2, P Murphy 0-1, J Commins 0-1, A Cunningham 0-1.		R power 1-1, T Lennon 0-4, H Ryan 0-3, L Ryan 0-2, L Fennelly 0-1.	Referee: G Ryan (Tipperary)

Clare v Limerick

26 October 1986	Clare	2-14 - 2-7	Limerick	Cusack Park, Ennis
	S Dolan 1-1, G McInerney 1-1, C Lyons 0-4, S Fitzpatrick 0-3, V Donnellan 0-2, M Deasy 0-2, J Shanahan 0-1.		T Kenny 1-4, G Kirby 1-1, S Fitzgibbon 0-1, M Quaid 0-1.	Referee: JJ Corcoran (Galway)

Westmeath v Wexford

26 October 1986	Westmeath	2-8 - 0-18	Wexford	Cusack Park, Mullingar
	M Cosgrave 0-4, D Kilcoyne 1-0, E Gallagher 1-0, M Kennedy 0-2, P Kiernan 0-1, J Kilcoyne 0-1.		J Holohan 0-11, M Fitzhenry 0-2, G O'Connor 0-2, M Hanrick 0-1, T Dempsey 0-1, P Bardon 0-1.	Referee: N O'Donoghue (Dublin)

Offaly v Cork

26 October 1986	Offaly	1-12 - 4-9	Cork	St. Brendan's Park, Birr
	J Dooley 0-8, P Cleary 1-0, D Owens 0-1, J Kelly 0-1, D Regan 0-1, D Fogarty 0-1.		J Fitzgibbon 2-0, M Foley 1-2, T Mulcahy 1-1, K Kingston 0-2, G Cunningham 0-1, S McCarthy 0-1, J Cashman 0-1, L Kelly 0-1.

Galway v Westmeath

9 November 1986	Galway	1-12 - 2-12	Westmeath	St. Brendan's Park, Loughrea
	N Lane 1-1, M McGrath 0-2, M Donoghue 0-2, P Murphy 0-2, G Linnane 0-1, A Cunningham 0-1, O Kilkenny 0-1, S Mahon 0-1, J Coen 0-1.		D Kilcoyne 1-7, P Conran 1-1, M Kilcoyne 0-2, J Lynch 0-2.	Referee: N Duggan (Limerick)

Kilkenny v Wexford

9 November 1986	Kilkenny	4-9 - 3-10	Wexford	Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
	P Brennan 2-0, T Phelan 1-1, A Prendergast 1-1, T Bawle 0-2, T Lennon 0-2, H Ryan 0-1, J Hennessy 0-1, L Ryan 0-1.		J Holohan 0-7, M Fitzhenry 1-1, S Fitzhenry 1-0, M Hanrick 1-0, J Fleming 0-1, D Murphy 0-1.	Referee: G Ryan (Tipperary)

Cork v Limerick

9 November 1986	Cork	2-12 - 1-12	Limerick	Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
	K Kingston 1-4, T O'Sullivan 0-5, L Kelly 0-1, B Harte 0-1, K Hennessy 0-1.		D Fitzgerald 0-6, G Kirby 1-1, L O'Donoghue 1-0 (og), G Hegarty 0-1, P Carey 0-1, T Kenny 0-1, M Ryan 0-1, M Quaid 0-1.	Referee: J Moore (Waterford)

Offaly v Clare

9 November 1986	Offaly	2-10 - 2-13	Clare	St. Brendan's Park, Birr
	J Dooley 1-3, D Regan 1-0, T Connors 0-3, S Coughlan 0-2, M Coughlan 0-1, D Owens 0-1.		C Lyons 1-5, S Dolan 1-1, V Donnellan 0-3, S Fitzpatrick 0-2, G McInerney 0-1, J Shanahan 0-1.	Referee: N O'Donoghue (Dublin)

Westmeath v Cork

23 November 1986	Westmeath	1-8 - 4-9	Cork	Cusack Park, Mullingar
	D Kilcoyne 0-6, JJ Lynch 1-0, M Kennedy 0-1, M Kilcoyne 0-1.		T Mulcahy 2-0, M Foley 1-2, K Hennessy 1-0, K Kingston 0-2, T O'Sullivan 0-2, J Cashman 0-1, B Harte 0-1, J O'Callaghan 0-1.	Referee: G Long (Tipperary)

Clare v Kilkenny

23 November 1986	Clare	2-12 - 0-12	Kilkenny	Cusack Park, Ennis
	C Lyons 2-4, V Donnellan 0-4, S Fitzpatrick 0-2, T Guilfoyle 0-1, G McInerney 0-1.		H Ryan 0-3, T Lennon 0-2, T Bawle 0-2, L Ryan 0-2, T Phelan 0-1, M Cleere 0-1, P Brennan 0-1.	Referee: T Murray (Limerick)

Limerick v Galway

23 November 1986	Limerick	2-6 - 2-13	Galway	Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
	M Quaid 2-0, D Fitzgerald 0-3, G Kirby 0-1, S Fitzgibbon 0-1, J Carroll 0-1.		J Cooney 0-5, M McGrath 1-1, T Keady 1-1, J Ryan 0-4, M Naughton 0-1, S Mahon 0-1.	Referee: J Kirwan (Offaly)

Wexford v Offaly

23 November 1986	Wexford	1-10 - 2-7	Offaly	Wexford Park, Wexford
	T Dempsey 0-4, M Storey 0-3, D Murphy 1-0, S Fitzhenry 0-1, J Fleming 0-1, M Hanrick 0-1.		J Dooley 1-3, P Connors 1-0, D Owens 0-2, P Cleary 0-1, M Coughlan 0-1.	Referee: J Moore (Waterford)

Clare v Galway

7 December 1986	Clare	2-8 - 5-7	Galway	Cusack Park
	T Guilfoyle 1-3, C Lyons 0-4, G McInerney 1-0, S Fitzpatrick 0-1.		E Ryan 3-1, J Coen 1-1, M Naughton 1-0, J Cooney 0-3, N Lane 0-2.	Referee: G Ryan (Tipperary)

Offaly v Westmeath

7 December 1986	Offaly	0-11 - 3-5	Westmeath	St. Brendan's Park, Birr
	J Dooley 0-7, M Coughlan 0-2, D Fogarty 0-1, D Owens 0-1.		D Kilcoyne 2-3, P Clancy 1-1, M Kilcoyne 0-1.	Referee: S Corcoran (Galway)

Limerick v Kilkenny

7 December 1986	Limerick	2-10 - 2-9	Kilkenny	Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
	T Kenny 1-3, G Kirby 1-2, M Ryan 0-3, D Fitzgerald 0-2.		R Power 0-7, T Lennon 1-1, L Fennelly 1-0, L Ryan 0-1.	Referee: F Murphy (Cork)

Cork v Wexford

7 December 1986	Cork	2-12 - 2-7	Wexford	Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
	K Hennessy 1-0, M Foley 1-0, T O'Sullivan 0-4, K Kingston 0-3, T McCarthy 0-2, B Harte 0-1, J Cashman 0-1, M Mullins 0-1.		J Holohan 0-4, M Storey 1-0, M Fitzhenry 1-0, D Murphy 0-2, G O'Connor 0-1.	Referee: JF Bailey (Dublin)

Galway v Offaly

15 February 1987	Galway	1-7 - 0-5	Offaly	St. Jarlath's Park, Tuam
	N Lane 1-0, E Ryan 0-2, M Naughton 0-2, J Coen 0-2, J Cooney 0-1.		J Dooley 0-4, B Keeshan 0-1.

Wexford v Limerick

15 February 1987	Wexford	0-8 - 3-8	Limerick	Wexford Park, Wexford
	J Holohan 0-3, S Fitzhenry 0-3, P Courtney 0-1, M Storey 0-1.		T Kenny 2-1, P Carey 1-0, P Kelly 0-3, D Fitzgerald 0-2, S Fitzgibbon 0-1, G Kirby 0-1.

Kilkenny v Cork

15 February 1987	Kilkenny	2-7 - 4-10	Cork	Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
	L Ryan 1-0, C Heffernan 1-0, P Power 0-3, K Brennan 0-3, T Bawle 0-1.		M Foley 2-0, J Fenton 1-2, T Mulcahy 1-1, K Hennessy 0-2, T O'Sullivan 0-2, M Mullins 0-1, K Kingston 0-1, T McCarthy 0-1.	Referee: J Denton (Wexford)

Westmeath v Clare

15 February 1987	Westmeath	4-3 - 2-14	Clare	Cusack Park, Mullingar
	D Kilcoyne 1-2, M Cosgrave 1-1, M Hickey 1-0, J Lynch 1-0.		C Lyons 1-9, G O'Loughlin 1-1, M Guilfoyle 0-2, T Guilfoyle 0-1, J Shanahan 0-1.	Referee: G Ryan (Tipperary)

Offaly v Limerick

1 March 1987	Offaly	0-12 - 2-7	Limerick	St. Brendan's Park, Birr
	J Dooley 0-5, D Fogarty 0-2, P Keeshan 0-2, J Kelly 0-1, P Kirwan 0-1, D Owens 0-1.		S Fitzgibbon 1-2, T Kenny 1-1, P Kelly 0-2, D Fitzgerald 0-2.	Referee: F Murphy (Cork)

Clare v Cork

1 March 1987	Clare	1-12 - 1-7	Cork	Cusack Park, Ennis
	C Lyons 0-8, G McInerney 1-0, G O'Loughlin 0-2, J Shanahan 0-1.		M Foley 1-0, K Kingston 0-2, T O'Sullivan 0-2, T McCarthy 0-2, J Fenton 0-1.	Referee: G Long (Tipperary)

Galway v Wexford

1 March 1987	Galway	0-10 - 1-7	Wexford	Pearse Stadium, Galway
	J Cooney 0-8, P Finnerty 0-1, M Naughton 0-1.		J Holohan 1-2, S Fitzhenry 0-2, T Dempsey 0-1, G o'Connor 0-1, J Fleming 0-1.	Referee: N Duggan (Limerick)

Westmeath v Kilkenny

1 March 1987	Westmeath	0-6 - 0-8	Kilkenny	Cusack Park, Mullingar
	D Kilcoyne 0-6.		C Heffernan 0-3, G Fennelly 0-2, M Cleere 0-1, R Power 0-1, P Walsh 0-1.	Referee: JF Bailey (Dublin)

Knock-out stage

Quarter-finals

Waterford v Cork

29 March 1987 Quarter-final	Waterford	1-13 – 2-9	Cork	Walsh Park, Waterford
	K Delahunty 0-8, P Bennett 1-0, A Cooney 0-3, S Ahearne 0-1, L O'Connor 0-1.		J Fenton 0-6, T Mulcahy 1-0, K Hennessy 1-0, M Mullins 0-1, M Foley 0-1, T McCarthy 0-1.	Referee: T Murray (Limerick)

Tipperary v Limerick

12 April 1987 Quarter-final	Tipperary	3-15 – 3-14	Limerick	Semple Stadium, Thurles
	N English 1-2, P Fox 1-1, L Stokes 1-1, M Scully 0-4, P Kennedy 0-4, D O'Connell 0-2, J McGrath 0-1.		P Kelly 0-7, G Kirby 1-1, P Carey 1-1, S Fitzgibbon 1-1, M Quaid 0-1, J Carroll 0-1, D Fitzgerald 0-1, B Finn 0-1.	Referee: W Horgan (Cork)

Semi-finals

Galway v Waterford

19 April 1987 Semi-final	Galway	5-16 – 1-12	Waterford	O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
	A Cunningham 3-3, J Cooney 1-7, M McGrath 1-3, T Keady 0-1, T Kilkenny 0-1, M Naughton 0-1.		K Delahunty 0-9, P Bennett 1-0, J Beresford 0-1, N Crowley 0-1, A Cooney 0-1.	Referee: P Long (Kilkenny)

Clare v Tipperary

19 April 1987 Semi-final	Clare	2-11 – 1-11	Tipperary	Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
	C Lyons 0-5, M Guilfoyle 0-4, G O'Loughlin 1-0, T Guilfoyle 1-0, G McInerney 0-1, J Callinan 0-1.		P Fox 1-0, C Bonnar 0-2, J McGrath 0-2, M Scully 0-2, M Nolan 0-2, D O'Connell 0-1, P Kenny 0-1, A Ryan 0-1.	Referee: G Kirwan (Offaly)

Final

Galway v Clare

3 May 1987 Final	Galway	3-12 – 3-10	Clare	Semple Stadium, Thurles
	J Cooney 2-6, A Cunningham 1-1, E Ryan 0-2, B Lynskey 0-1, M Naughton 0-1, M McGrath 0-1.		C Lyons 0-7, T Guilfoyle 1-0, G McInerney 1-0, S Dolan 1-0, M Guilfoyle 0-3.	Attendance: 21,207 Referee: G Kirwan (Offaly)

Scoring statistics

Top scorer overall

Rank	Player	Team	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Cyril Lyons	Clare	4-51	63	9	7.00
2	Joe Cooney	Galway	4-43	55
3	Jimmy Holohan	Wexford	2-37	43
4	David Kilcoyne	Westmeath	5-24	39
	Joe Dooley	Offaly	2-33	39	7
6	Terence Kenny	Limerick	5-12	27
7	Gary Kirby	Limerick	5-09	24
8	Tomás Mulcahy	Cork	7-02	23
	Mark Foley	Cork	6-05	23
10	Anthony Cunningham	Galway	5-07	22

Top scorers in a single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Jimmy Holohan	Wexford	1-10	13	Clare
2	Anthony Cunningham	Galway	3-03	12	Waterford
	Joe Cooney	Galway	2-06	12	Clare
	Cyril Lyons	Clare	1-09	12	Westmeath
5	Jimmy Holohan	Wexford	0-11	11	Westmeath
6	Éanna Ryan	Galway	3-01	10	Clare
	Cyril Lyons	Clare	2-04	10	Kilkenny
	Joe Cooney	Galway	1-07	10	Cork
	David Kilcoyne	Westmeath	1-07	10	Galway
	Joe Cooney	Galway	1-07	10	Waterford

Division 2

National Hurling League Division 2

Season	1986-87
Champions	Tipperary Captain: Richard Stakelum Manager: Babs Keating
Promoted	Waterford
Relegated	Mayo Meath
← 1985-86 1987-88 → All statistics correct as of 24 February 2017.

Dublin, Laois, Mayo and Waterford entered Division 2 as the promoted and relegated teams from the previous season.

On 1 March 1987, Tipperary secured the title following a 5-18 to 0-2 win over Mayo in the final round of the group stage. Waterford secured promotion to Division 1 as the second-placed team.

Mayo and Meath were relegated from Division 2.

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	Pts	Qualification or Relegation
1	Tipperary (C)	7	6	0	1	12	Promoted to Division 1
2	Waterford	7	5	1	1	11
3	Antrim	7	4	1	2	9
4	Dublin	7	3	2	2	8
5	Laois	7	3	2	2	8
6	Kerry	7	2	0	5	4
7	Mayo	7	1	0	6	2	Relegated to Division 3
7	Meath	7	1	0	6	2

Division 3

National Hurling League Division 3

Season	1986-87
Champions	Dublin
Promoted	Roscommon
Relegated	Monaghan
← 1985-86 1987-88 → All statistics correct as of 24 February 2017.

Down, Monaghan and Roscommon entered Division 3 as the promoted and relegated teams from the previous season.

On 1 March 1987, Down secured the title following a 3-18 to 0-6 win over Kildare in the final round of the group stage. Roscommon secured promotion to Division 1 as the second-placed team.

Monaghan were relegated from Division 2.

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	Pts	Qualification or Relegation
1	Down (C)	7	6	0	1	12	Promoted to Division 2
2	Roscommon	7	5	0	2	10
3	Carlow	7	5	0	2	10
4	Derry	7	5	0	2	10
5	Armagh	7	3	0	4	6
6	Kildare	7	2	0	5	4
7	Wicklow	7	2	0	5	4
8	Monaghan	7	0	0	7	0	Relegated to Division 4

Division Four

Knock-out stage

Tyrone v Leitrim

3 May 1987 Final

Tyrone

2-5 - 1-6

Leitrim

Brewster Park, Enniskillen

External links

• Tipperary V Limerick 1987 National Hurling League Quarter Final on YouTube
• Tipperary V Clare 1987 League Semi Final on YouTube

References

1. "National Hurling League Results 1925-2009". Hogan Stand. Archived from the original on 5 August 2010. Retrieved 18 April 2011.